Ice-cream dispensing



Mrch 24, 1931. E. HATCHER 1,797,417.

ICE CREAM DI SPENSING A lN EY' L. HATCHER M h 24 1931. E G arc ICE CREAMDIsPENsIN Illed A Ill 3 Sheets-Sheet E March 24, `1931. E. L. HATCHER1,797,417

ICE 'CREAM DISPENSING Filed April 17, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheetv 5 PatentedMar.k 24, 1931 Ulairnr STATE-S PATENT lorries f i EDWARD L. HATGHEROFTIFFIN, OHIO ICE-CREAM DISPENSING Application med April 17, 1925.sei-iai No. zarsaf This invention relates to dispensing bull; material,especially when of a ,shrinlzable nature. f Y

This. invention has .utility when incorporated inv cyonnectionwithsolidor semi-sold foods, as ice-cream.

Referring tothe drawings:

1 is a View, with parts broken away,V v holder in accordance with theY yinvention hereof;

of an ice-cream portion'removing toolas adapted. to the hold-V f @fofFia 2;, y e. Fig., 5 is aside elevation, with parts broken awaytof anice-cream for ice containerand holder;V

Fig. 6 is a side elevation, wi'thparts broken K of the container andholder of Fig. 5. with charge of the food therein,'this holder of away,

Figs. 5,y 6',.bei'ngfof rectangular form instead fof cylindrical form asshown in Figs.1, 2`, 3;

"L Fig. 7 is a plan view ofthe container:`

holder of Fig. 6;

of Fig. 6; f y `Fight) is a'detail view of a scoop yorv dipperyespecially adaptedhereto havingan openy end '1'a1ndfsi'de; f'

-'-Fig. 101s afscoop and top; Fig-11 `Qinuser Y u n I 1 f Fig'.12isa'perspective view of a service sect-ion as provided bythe scoophereunder; Fig. 13 is aperspective view of a sandwich section; andv -Y fY w. Fig. 14; is a fragmentary view of a bulk "'f" quantity of'mate'rialto be Vdispensed hererunder. A 1

f Container 1 may be charged withjrefrigerant,as broken ice 2, insurrounding holder 3 y, of cylindri'callform.l Preferably, this holder 3@d has at .itsy bottom a central upwardly extend1 is a view showingthescoop oitFig may Fig. Bis a plan view .of the container and; `tity'of. material.

vthe partition Fig. 8 is a perspective view of thel service' yportionremoving tool adapted to the holder having only an'open'end* "until theedges; 17 register with the Vend 9 of the ice-creamVZthere is determineding seat4as aguideforentering seat 5 of inner tubular portion 6; Thisholder 3,l 6, as assembledisin condition for'pouring in the charge ofshrinkable food,as ice-cream 7; In

practice, such material as poured into this l tile forming. ortubularmold congealsfupon exposure to low temperature.- The inner` guideportion 6 of this mold may then be withdrawn. This withdrawal of thetube of this mold leaves innerV wallS unsupported and exposed.Adjacentfupper .exposed sur- Lface 9 of this bulk quantity of ice-cream7k beplacedfpartition 10Y closing 01T inner Surface 8.01 thistubularmold or bulk quan-k y Cover `11 lmay complete the housing of the bulkquantity of ice-cream lTas such is transported from its place' ofmanufacture to the place for separatingservice portions therefrom.y

In the separating of service portions from y this hulk quantity ot`material, the cover 11 may be removed. At this start-ing position 9 ofthe material .7. The partition. depressed along the inner surface 8 ofthe service portion.` This is readily et` ected in the provisionof atool having lower cuttingedge '12,v uprising cutting edges 13,

handle 16; Therise of the sides of this scoop 4or cutting toolv fromthis bottom portion 12 'tothe edges 17 as coming vvcutting edges 13,service. portion.

to thejforward .determines a depth for the, iAcco-rdingly,rby disposingthe bottom 12,01: thetoolfagainst thepartij V10 isflush with theexposedend 10 may be the depth extending rearwardlyto back 14 from which j; y:rises stem 15 having rearwardly extendingk tion 10 andfdepressing suchpartition 10 l exposed a gage depth .for removal-of successive serviceportions in the common cross-sectional region of the bulky quantity ofthelfood 7 There is, accordingly, 'no lowering of teml perature along tthe exposed aceS. when the lid 11 is removed'rfor obtaining .servicepor- -The .service portionsare removed by the simultaneous bottom'and`side cutting in the d yshift-ing of the tool radially from theV innerlun .T

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'supported surface f5 toward. the outer surtaxe of such ice-creamsupported by the wall of the container 3. This is a cutting in theentire travel, and as the tool comes in contact with the container 3, anupward lift will eifecta neat removal of such separated service portion.These radial cuttings may be continuous until the common plane series isall removed. To effect additional removal of the service portions, thereis a succeeding depression of the partition 10 to the gage depth as tothe exposedA end surface which is now rather uneven due to the curvedcontour of the tool. However, the gage may be so shifted downward thatthere is approximate uniformity in service portion removal even from thesucceeding levels of the gage or partition 10 notwithstanding thisunevenness as compared with the smoothness of the original exposed endsurface 9. This partition 10 may be of paraflined paper, board, or othersubstance for single service operation.

Instead of cylindrical holder 3, there may be adopted polygonal orrectangular Vholder 17 (Figs. 5,6, 7). Thisholder 17 is provided withseat 4 to engage projection 5 to thereby register.V centrallythereof.rectangular sleeve ormold forming element 18 as similar to theinner'wall forming mold element 6. Resulting bulk quantity 19ofiice-cream is of a rectangular tubular form, both as to its outersurface 20 as well as its inner surface 21. Closure 22 may serve toshield this tubular bulk quantity of'ice-cream in transportation toplace of service, as well ashelp to keep out higher temperature betweenremoval of service portions. This type of'holder and bulk material issusceptible of having cubic service portions therefrom convenientlyremoved by tool having bottom 23, adjacent forwardcutting edges 24risingtherefrom with rearwardly extending top` edges 25 terminating atback 26 from which rises stem 15 for handlerl. y

Upon the removal of rectangular inner sleeve 18 as the cast; 19 isproduced, there is placed partition 27 adjacent upper surface `28 sothat when service portions are to be reino-ved, thetool may have itsbottom 23 depress this partition 27 until cutting Vedges 24 registerwith of the bulk quantity 19. At this position, the service portions maybe removed successively 1n a common cross-sectional extent of this bulkmaterial until in instance shown eight such quantities are removed. Thenfor successive service portions,thepartitionf2? is again depressed andremovals occur successively in la similar manner v.Insteadof the dippersor scoops ofFigs. 4, 8, greaterflexibility advantage is had in theadaptation of thetoolof Fig. 9. Herein, handle 29 has stem 30 fixed withuprising rear wall31'from which forwardly extends bottom horizontalwall32 and at an angle there-` side 32 may be elected at the exposed endsurface 28 ice-cream,

to vertical side 33. These sides 32, 33, are shown flat and at 90o-fromeach other terminating remotely from the handle in cuttingl edges 34,35, extending from a common point in the meeting line 36 between thesides 32, 33, with the edge 34 curved to conform to the side of thevessel 3. Advantageously on the side 32, isV gage line 37 withsupplemental gage lines 38. On the side 33 are gage lines In practice,partition 10 may be depressed a gage distance from upper surface 9 asindicated bythe graduations 37 on the side 33. In the instance ofcylindrical ice-cream material 7, havingcylindrical inner wall 8, thepartition 10 may be at the determined gage depression or at a greaterstep downward. When this stock is cylindrical, the gage line 37 of theside 32 may be placed in registry with cut edge 40`and the side 33shifted on the diameter of this material 7 to have such gage line 37follow the cutting edge 40 at the determined gage depth as elected bythe graduations 38 or 37 on the side 33. This operation effects aseverance upon lifting the handle 29, 30, of service section 41 frornthebulk material 7 in segmental form independently of ypacking or crowdingsuch section. This section in the upward tilting of the handle 29, 30,is slid along the side of the container y and stem 30 thus to operatesecond lever arm 44 away from the scoop or dipper vback 31, therebyshifting the service lportion 41 as to the sides 32, 33, of the dipperor scoop in effecting freeing of such service portion therefrom fordelivery into a' container for servlng. n

In the instance the service portion is to be smaller as in theproduction of ice-cream service portion 45, a graduation. 38 on kthe Ythe Clepth along the side 33 provided fora regular service portion. YThere is thus possible ice-cream service portions from this bulkmaterial. The dippers may be made right or left hand as to the side 33,from the side 32, or there may be a side 46 opposing the side 33.However, in practice, the single sided structure,` with the bottom andback only, precludes crowding or packing of thematerial and therebytends to preserve its texture, and in so doing seems to retainfullvalues of flavor .and-palatability. In the formation of the bulkquantity of material herein as a tube or cylindrical section, whetherpolygonal or circular, it is pref- -erably desired to have the moldv asleaving the central way or void slightly tapered to permit more readyremoval thereof upwardly.

In instances where the bulk material, as is in solid cylindrical cast,boring out thereof may occur to provide a core or central way. Thiscutting action in forming roo the inner surface of thecore may to someeX- i n tent as bored out result ina cutting up of tlieremoved materialwhich may be used as f spreads or reworked in the event it be consideredtoo crumbled for regular service. ln this connection, or even with thecast struc-L ture of bulk material, imprint 47 may be made upon therespective levels as reached,

#as a guide iii-the operation of the cutting element or scoop. ln therectangular form'ofl Y ,polygonalstructure, the sides and corners ofsuch'outlines may be the gagefor full service Y portions with' the depthportion determining the variation in quantity, if there be quantityvariation desired. Additionally, thev container 3 on its inner surfacemay have gage marks 48 to guide the user of the cutting Y tool, scoop,or dipper.

Even further refinement may occur by providing bead 49 along the top ofside 33 as a guide for stem 50, noror check 52 in the gage disk'orpartition. 10. "When the gage lines 48 fare used,the remote endof thisstem 50 may-bein registry with one rof such marks. Y

This invention has exceptional utility in dispensing shrinkable ices andice-creams. There is 'no packing or crowding of the bulk quantity in theseparat-ion of the service portion therefrom. The cutting is a directcut* ting for separating a service portion.

lnasinuch as the usual service isby quantity, 'the crowding of thematerial reduces thenumber ofserviceportions which the disn penser *mayyobtain from a bulk quantity. In practice, this shrinkageV runsfrequently as much ras forty percent. Ice-cream, in usual manufacturingoperations, when hardening or setting, expands very materially, and asmaintained in its` original cold state, the bulk remains constant.Exposure to melting temperatures is a factor in promoting shrinkage.

Notwithstanding there is readily available as a gage surface for cuttingand as avoiding Y packing for cutting, the inner surfaces 2l, 8, thepartition 27 or 10 keeps the maj or portion yofsuch surface fromtemperature action and l shrinkage therefrom.

lt is, accordingly, clear with the gagecontrol of the partition inconjunction with the tool that the dispenser may from a determined bulkquantity of this shrinkable mateterial measure out one-hundred percentYin the` yservice portions therefrom. Y Such is effected n -l neatly withsymmetrical service uniformity and with'speed in such mode of handling.It

f is true, the void in the container due to the central wayin the bulkquantity in aineasure reducesr the bulk volumeV of the material.However, the merchant purchases the bulk quantity, not the hole and isin position to serve his trade equal uniform service portions and havesuch register out one-hundred per? cent in the full number of serviceportionsfor each level and a determinednumber of levels in each bu-lkquantity. l rlhe service portion 4l as placedrwith the largerv portionasa base has general truncated pyramidal section with a trough-likesummit in which dope, fruit,-and other garnishment is readily retained.

lWhat isfclaiined and itis desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. Thefinethod of producing service porfl' tions of ice cream whichcomprises forming. a tubular block of ice cream having an opening ofsubstantial' width gtherethru, severing Va portion from said yblock bycutting radially outwardfroin said'opening ytoward the outer side ofsaid block, and removing said severed portion from said block.

2. The method of producing service por Y tions ofice cream whichcomprises forming a' tubularblock of ice cream having a cylindriv y calopening of substantial width therethru,

supportingtlie outer side of said block with i a cylindricalcontainer,severing 'a portion .y from said block by cuttingoutward `between YEDWARD L. HATCHER. n

